Ancient China · Sage King

King Wu 武

Wu

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Wu was a Sage King.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 46, passage 14

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 46, passage 14

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 46Volume 46 Biographies 38: Filial Piety · 1 passage

是以堯舜湯武居帝王之位，垂至德以敦其風； That is why Yao, Shun, Tang, and Wu sat as emperors and kings, extending supreme virtue to deepen the customs of their age;